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Plate with ten Ducks (Anas) and other waterfowl
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Plate with ten Ducks (Anas) and other waterfowl

1596 - 1610 · pen; brush; paper; deck paint; ink; pencil; watercolor (paint); chalk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with ten waterbirds: various types of ducks, a little grebe and a heron. Numbered top right: 8. With Latin names. Part of the third album of bird drawings. Fifth of twelve albums of drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made on commission of Emperor Rudolf II. With commentary in Dutch, Latin and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
drawingwater-birds: Northern gannetwater-birds: duck
Credit lineBlad met tien eenden (Anas) en andere watervogels. 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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